HIGH time to crack down on dodgy political donations, anti-corruption MPs said today, to stop the erosion of public trust in democracy.

Speaking ahead of an anticipated Commons debate on political finance rules, Labour MP Lloyd Hatton, who serves on the all-party anti-corruption group, said: “It is currently far too easy to sidestep the rules or hide political donations.

“This makes our elections — and British democracy — vulnerable to undue influence from malign foreign actors or from a handful of billionaire donors.